Advance legislation to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it does not return the more than 19,000 Ukrainian children it is accused of kidnapping during the war.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Advance legislation to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it does not return the more than 19,000 Ukrainian chi…”

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Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Grahamhttps://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/9/graham-blumenthal-britt-and-klobuchar-introduce-legislation-to-designate-russia-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-if-they-don-t-return-kidnapped-ukrainian-children ↗
“Our legislation gives Russia a choice. If they do not want to become a state sponsor of terrorism, then they should return the Ukrainian children.”